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Brothers By My Side

Brothers By My Side

Armchair General magazine · 2004
1–245 min12+ yrsCouplesStrategy
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How do you play Brothers By My Side?

THIS GAME HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. This is a small-format game (one 8.5 x 11" map, 125 counters) covering the battle for landing zone X-Ray in the Ia Drang valley in 1965 (the battle featured in the movie "We Were Soldiers").

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Brothers By My Side box art
official art · Armchair General magazine

THIS GAME HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.

This is a small-format game (one 8.5 x 11" map, 125 counters) covering the battle for landing zone X-Ray in the Ia Drang valley in 1965 (the battle featured in the movie "We Were Soldiers").

All components must be printed out and assembled prior to play. Rules are provided covering random events, morale, and each turn is fifteen minutes of real time.

UPDATE:

This game has been redeveloped by the new LnLP staff improving the counters, maps, rules, and scenarios in the game. You can find the new edition at

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/229351/it-started-here or at LnLP at https://store.lnlpublishing.com/category/battles-on-demand/it-started-here

If you have purchased Brothers By My Side from the at the current LnLP Store, we will provide you a FREE Print and Play edition that you can be download from your order history from the LnLP Store.

Print On Demand Edition: The Print On Demand Edition includes full color printed, manual, player aid cards, larger maps, and counters printed on Sticker sheets and chit board to mount them on. Once you received your game you will be all ready to play. The Print and Play edition is included for free with our Print On Demand Edition.

Print and Play Edition: The Print and Play Edition is available as a downloadable Print and Play files that can be printed in both US Letter and A4 paper sizes. Our Print and Play Edition includes individual files for the manual, player aid cards, counters and smaller multi-part maps for home printers and larger map files that can be printed at a local print shop. You may select to purchase only Print and Play Edition and reduce the price of the game under the Available Options on the product page.

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CouplesStrategy
Play time
45 min
Players
1–2
Recommended age
12+ yrs

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Q4How many players does Brothers By My Side support?
Brothers By My Side is played by 1–2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Brothers By My Side take?
A game of Brothers By My Side takes about 45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Brothers By My Side for?
Brothers By My Side is recommended from age 12.
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